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The night an MCTS driver saved my life (maybe)

January 13, 2021

The other day I was video chatting with my mom about, of all things, the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS). If you read my Pulitzer-winning piece about cheese-filled burgers and depression, you might remem...

Victor Buell IV scores the apocalypse with synth-drenched solo album, ‘Fallen Angels’

Matt Wild

January 13, 2021

The last time we checked in with Victor Buell IV, the Vinz Clortho leader was getting down—real low down—with a winning cover of Sheryl Crow's "If It Makes You Happy." The song was eventually included on Vinz C...

Get ready for Packers playoffs by watching AJ Dillon compare household items to the size of his legs

Tyler Maas

January 12, 2021

The playoffs are upon us, football fans! After earning a first round bye with an impressive 13-3 regular season record, the Green Bay Packers will host the Los Angeles Rams this Saturday afternoon. Though pro f...

9 delightful regional pizza Instagram accounts you should follow for National Pizza Week

Matt Wild

January 12, 2021

This week (January 10-16) is National Pizza Week. Finally, an excuse to eat and celebrate pizza. Need some pizza-related levity on your Instagram feed, both during this week and beyond? Of course you do. Her...

Aaron Rodgers will guest host an upcoming episode of ‘Jeopardy!’

Matt Wild

January 12, 2021

A few years after appearing on Jeopardy! as a contestant, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will soon host the beloved game show. The BREAKING NEWS was broken today on the Pat McAfee Show: BREAKING...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Jan. 3-9)

Matt Wild

January 11, 2021

Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a “renaissance” or a “reinvention.” Or maybe it’s a “reboot” or a “reimagining,” like that crappy Tim Burton version of Planet Of Th...

My First Band: Lydia Luce

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 8, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); Even though Lydia Luce first came to consciousness in folk and Americana circles with her excellent 2018 debut, Azelea, the Nashville-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalis...

Weird Storm gets, well, weird in video for “Brittle Pastimes”

Matt Wild

January 8, 2021

There's unfortunate timing, and then there's Milwaukee's Weird Storm. Formed in summer 2019, the group (Charlie Hoehnen, Bob Schaab, brothers Chris and Nicholas Ouchie) wrote, rehearsed, and recorded some demos...

Lauryl Sulfate and LUXI team up for “Basement Show”

Matt Wild

January 8, 2021

Ahhh, the basement show. That magical beast where 17 hardcore bands are on one bill, where three dozen people have to squeeze past the washer and dryer without accidentally unplugging the Christmas lights, and ...

Everything at West Allis Bakers Square is up for auction (sorry, no pies)

Matt Wild

January 8, 2021

Last month saw the closing of the last remaining Bakers Square in Wisconsin. The Elm Grove location followed the closing of a Shorewood location in 2016, and locations in Greenfield and West Allis earlier in 20...

Carryout Chronicles: Allie Boy’s Bagelry & Luncheonette

Tyler Maas

January 6, 2021

It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. It’s especially tough for restaurants in Wisconsin, where COVID-19 numbers are currently off the charts. Wanting to highlight local...

Some Milwaukee-specific stage banter I never knew I’d miss

Tyler Maas

January 6, 2021

This article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive content that (unlike this rare re-post) will never appear on our site? Click HERE. It's now been just shy o...

When will the Marcus Center parking structure snow piles melt THIS year?

Matt Wild

January 6, 2021

Back in spring 2019, we asked a perennial Milwaukee question: When would the big snow piles on the sides of the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts parking structure, 929 N. Water St., finally melt? We kept t...

Favorite Milwaukee Music We Forgot To Include In Our Year-End Favorites: Red Stuff, ‘Bless Us’

Matt Wild

January 6, 2021

In 2020 we dropped our usual year-end "25 Best Milwaukee Albums" list and went with something less stuffy. "Milwaukee Record's favorite Milwaukee music of 2020" contained lists of our favorite LPs and EPs, but ...

Remembering the venues Milwaukee lost in 2020

Tyler Maas

January 5, 2021

It's been said time and time again that venues were some of the first places to close when the COVID-19 crisis came and they'll be some of the last to re-open. Now a few days into 2021 and on the cusp of reachi...

Greet the new year with Mere Of Light and the wistful “Moon From A Well”

Matt Wild

January 5, 2021

Entering a new year is a lot like waking up in the morning: it's best done slowly, quietly, and, if at all possible, without doomscrolling through Twitter. With that in mind, please let new Milwaukee project Me...

Allen Witkowski keeps the Milwaukee Bucks poster series alive for 2020-21 season

Tyler Maas

January 5, 2021

In 2019, we introduced you to Allen Witkowski. The Minneapolis-based designer (who grew up in Wauwatosa) has made an original poster design for every Milwaukee Bucks game for the past two-plus years. He also st...

Ranking Milwaukee-themed polka songs by the number of times they say “Milwaukee”

Matt Wild

January 5, 2021

Back in December, Milwaukee-area polka king Mike Schneider released a video for his delightful "Christmas Kielbasa." The song ended up getting stuck in our heads for approximately three weeks. Go figure. htt...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Kicking icy chunks of slush out of your vehicle’s wheel wells

Matt Wild

January 4, 2021

Some things come and go, while some things become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: kicking icy chunks of slush out of your vehicle's wheel wells! Poke around the weird-but-not-t...

Dale’s of Milwaukee is a classic corner bar, but with clowns (and soup)

Juan Miguel Martinez

January 4, 2021

There is a place, a place called Dale's of Milwaukee, that sits amongst the hustle and bustle of Capitol Drive on the north side of Milwaukee (6132 W. Capitol Dr., 414-463-6920). Dale's is everything you dream ...

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